pour /pɔː $ pɔːr/ ●●● S2 W3 verb → paw, pore, poor1 liquid 液体 [transitiveT]POUR to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle 灌,注,倒 She poured coffee for everyone. 她为每个人都倒了咖啡。
pour something into/out/down etc (something) Pour the oil into a frying pan and heat. 把油倒入煎锅内加热。
pour something away (=get rid of something) 倒掉某物 The wine was so bad I just poured it away. 那酒太糟糕,我索性把它倒了。
pour somebody something Why don’t you pour yourself another drink? 你怎么不给自己再倒杯酒呢?
→5 See picture of POUR 倒 →4 See picture of 见图 pour 2 liquid/smoke 液体/烟 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]POUR if a lot of liquid or smoke pours out, it comes out from somewhere in very large amounts 喷吐,倾泻,大量涌出pour from/down/out Smoke was pouring out of the upstairs windows. 烟从楼上的窗户里滚滚冒出。
Blood was pouring from his nose. 血从他的鼻子里涌出来。
3 5RAIN 雨 RAIN 雨it pours 5 (also 又作 pour down )to rain heavily without stopping 〔雨〕倾盆而下 It’s pouring now. 现在下着瓢泼大雨。
It poured all night. 倾盆大雨下了一整夜。
it’s pouring with rain/it poured with rain British EnglishBrE It was pouring down with rain at three o'clock. 3 点钟的时候下着滂沱大雨。
4 people or things 人或物 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]GO if a lot of people or things pour into or out of a place, a lot of them arrive or leave at the same time 涌进;涌出pour into/out of/from etc The crowds began pouring out of the stadium. 人群开始从体育场里不断涌出。
Offers of help poured in from all over the country. 全国各地纷纷伸出援助之手。
5 light 光 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]GO if light is pouring into or out of a place, a lot of light is coming in or out 倾泻pour into/out of Light was pouring into the courtyard. 光洒进庭院。
6. pour cold water over/on something CRITICIZEto criticize someone’s plan, idea, or desire to do something so much that they no longer feel excited about it 对某事泼冷水pour cold water over/on something• Clarisa picked him up and we poured cold water over his hand.• Arsenal were in the final, but Chapman poured cold water on hopes for the Double.• He started to pour cold water over me, inpart to staunch the blood, inpart to revive me.• Mieno is pouring cold water on the report before she's even seen it. 7. pour scorn on somebody/something MAKE FUN OFto say that something or someone is stupid and not worth considering 鄙夷地谈论某人/某事物,对某人/某事物嗤之以鼻 9 pour it on a) to behave or talk in a particular way in order to make people like you or feel sorry for you 〔为获得好感或同情而〕装腔作势,极力渲染 b) American EnglishAmE informal to try very hard in order to do something, especially in order to win a game 全力以赴〔尤为了打赢比赛〕 The Raiders really poured it on in the second quarter. 突袭者队在第二节中打得非常卖力。
10. pour on the charm to behave in a very nice and polite way, in order to make someone like you 表现得非常讨人喜欢 11 pour something into something phrasal verbphr v if people pour money into something, they provide a lot of money for it over a period of time, in order to make it successful 大量投入〔金钱〕于〔某事物〕 They’ve poured thousands of pounds into developing the business. 他们已经投入几千英镑开发这项业务。
12 pour something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v TELLif you pour out your thoughts, feelings etc, you tell someone all about them, especially because you feel very unhappy 倾吐,倾诉,尽情地诉说 She poured out all her troubles to him. 她向他倾诉自己所有的烦恼。
pour out your heart/soul (=tell someone all your feelings, including your most secret ones) 倾诉心里话
pour out your heart/soul• Andrus had gone to Zoser and poured out his heart.• We may pour out our hearts about the situation in which we find ourselves, expressing our trust, hope and confidence.• Suddenly, Jason burst into tears and poured out his heart, telling his mother all about everything.• I had no idea Kay was so unhappy until she poured out her soul to me last night.• He poured out his heart to me.• She would regularly pour out her heart to the kind-hearted friend who she has known since her teenage days. n THESAURUSpour to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angleJessica was pouring more wine into her glass.
He poured me a drink.
Raj poured some water from the jug.
drizzle to pour a liquid onto food in small drops or in a small stream – often used in cooking instructionsDrizzle a little olive oil onto the bread.
Drizzle the lemon juice over the cake.
tip to pour something out of a container by turning it upside downHe tipped the cup of milk into the pan.
She weighed out the flour and tipped it into the bowl.
spill to accidentally make a liquid or other substance come out of a containerSomeone had spilled coffee all over the carpet.
The tanker was leaking, and spilled oil into the sea.
splash to pour a liquid quickly in an irregular streamTony hurriedly splashed some cream in his coffee.
Someone had splashed petrol over the steps and set light to them.
She splashed some perfume onto her wrists.
decant to pour liquid from one container into another container – a rather formal useRachel decanted the shampoo into small bottles for travelling.
He often decanted cheap whisky into bottles of more expensive brands.